Good Delivery List of Acceptable Refiners: Silver

Friday 29 Aug 2008

The following is a list of Refiners of silver whose large bars were found to meet the required standard when originally tested.

Inclusion in this list does not constitute or imply any representation or warranty by the LBMA as to creditworthiness or as to the services or goods supplied or quality or compliance with any specification relating thereto. No liability for direct or consequential loss, howsoever caused, whether by negligence or otherwise, whether by use of this list or reliance thereon, is accepted by the LBMA.

If a bar bears more than one assay stamp, the lowest figure will be taken.

Australia

AGR Matthey — Newburn, since 24.1.03

(formerly Zinifex Limited; change effective 1.9.07)
Mark: AGR MATTHEY in oval around three stacked bars

Nyrstar Port Pirie Pty Ltd — Port Pirie

Mark: BHAS

Belgium

Umicore SA, Business Unit Precious Metals — Hoboken, since 1930 (estimated)

Mark: umicore and company logo above the word HOBOKEN and 9999

Bulgaria

KCM-SA, Plovdiv — Plovdiv, since 8.9.99

Mark: KCM - SA Bulgaria and logo in diamond

Canada

Teck Cominco Ltd — Trail

Mark: Tadanac

Johnson Matthey Limited — Brampton, since 19.12.01

Mark: JM and crossed hammers in diamond surrounded by Johnson Matthey Canada

Xstrata Canada Corporation — Montréal

Mark since 16.02.07: CCR

China, People’s Republic of

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd — Tongling City, since 10.9.03

Mark since 20.01.08: JINGCHANG SMELTER TONGLING NONFERROUS METALS. CHINA under Chinese characters under ‘copper helmet’ logo with TG below and ‘copper helmet’ assay mark

Daye Nonferrous Metals Company — Hubei Province, since 05.02.07

Mark: DAJIANG in Roman and Chinese characters.

Jiangxi Copper Company Ltd — Guixi City, since 21.04.04

Mark: JCC under metal-loop logo

Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co Ltd — Zhaoyuan City, since 13.23.07

Mark: Triangle with two interlocking half circles and ZHAOJIN in Chinese characters within the triangle.

The Great Wall Gold and Silver Refinery of China — Chengdu

Mark: Refined by Great Wall Gold & Silver Refinery in oval around China plus Great Wall logo and assay seal

Henan Yuguang Gold and Lead Company Ltd — Jiyuan City, since 12.11.02

Mark: YG in diamond in centre between CHINA and assay mark

Zhuzhou Smelter Group Co. Ltd — Zhuzhou, since 1.1.99

formerly known as Hunan Zhuzhou Non-Ferrous Metals Smelter Company
Mark: ZY in diamond and CHINA

Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Company Limited — Huhhot, since 6.6.00

Mark: Horse’s head logo surrounded by QIANKUN GOLD AND SILVER in Roman and Chinese characters and assay mark with Chinese characters for Inner Mongolia, China in Chinese characters and CHINA in Roman characters

Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet Company Limited — Shaoguan, since 28.2.02

Mark: NH inside three peaks logo and NH ASSAYER in rectangle

Hunan Shuikoushan Nonferrous Metals Group Co Ltd — Changning City, since 13.5.03

Formerly known as Shui Kou Shan Mining Bureau of China.
Mark: SKS CHINA

Yunnan Copper Industry Co Ltd — Kunming, since 18.3.04

Mark: Rectangle containing Tie Feng under Chinese characters and TF in triangle; plus YCC under fineness mark

Germany

W.C.Heraeus GmbH — Hanau

Mark: Heraeus Hanau in rectangle

Norddeutsche Affinerie AG — Hamburg

Mark: Norddeutsche Affinerie Hamburg in oval and NA

Allgemeine Gold- und Silberscheideanstalt A.G. — Pfrozheim, since 11.6.2008

Mark: Allgemeine above logo (a small circle on the inside circumference of a large circle)

Italy

Chimet SpA — Arezzo, since 18. 5.81

Mark: Chimet Trattamento Metalli Preziosi Badia Al Pino AR in oval

Metalli Preziosi SpA — Paderno Dugnano

Mark: Metalli Preziosi S.p.A. Milano Affinazione in oval round MP in diamond

Japan

Asahi Pretec Corp — Saijo, since 11.7.00

Mark: Diamond enclosing the letters AKK

Dowa Metals & Mining Co Ltd — Kazuno.

Mark: Circle enclosing two crossed hammers and Dowa character

Ishifuku Metal Industry Co Ltd — Soka, since 1934

Mark: Ishifuku Tokyo in circle round Japanese ‘Bun’ character

Japan Mint — Osaka, since 1997

Mark: JAPANESE MINT OSAKA in Japanese and Roman script in oval around leaf symbol

Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. — Iruma, since 11.1.00

Mark: Matsuda Tokyo Assayer-Melter in oval with M

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation — Kagawa.

Mark: Three diamonds mark

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd — Takehara

Mark: EMK with JIS assay mark and T before serial number

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd — Kamioka.

Mark: EMK with JIS assay mark and K before serial number

Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. — Hitachi

Mark: Nippon Mining logo and HM

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. — Saijo.

Mark: Sumitomo logo

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. — Hiratsuka

Mark: Tanaka and logo

Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. —

Mark: TAK and logo

Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. — Shobumachi, since -.4.83

Mark: Tokuriki Tokyo Melters Assayers in circle round Japanese ‘Toku’ character

Kazakhstan

Kazzinc Joint Stock Company — Ust-Kamenogorsk, since 14.3.95

Mark: Stylised K and Kazakhstan in Cyrillic script in oval with running stag. The year of production is shown as a separate four-digit number and the bar weight is in troy ounces and metric.

Korea, Republic of

Korea Zinc Co Ltd — Onsan, since 31.1.01

Mark: KOREA ZINC CO., LTD. 1974 in circle around KZ

LS-Nikko Copper Inc — Ulsan, since 19.4.91

Mark: LS logo and LS Assayer Melter in rectangle

Mexico

Met-Mex Peñoles SA — Torreon

Mark: Product of Peñoles Mexico in rectangle and Met-Mex Peñoles SA DE CV in oval. (Pneumatic punching on end of bar)

Netherlands

Argentia B.V — Moerdijk, since 10.11.06

Mark: A decagon enclosing ARGENTIA® and PRECIOUS METALS RECYCLING

Schöne Edelmetaal B.V — Amsterdam, since Before 1972

Mark: umicore company logo above the word FEINSILBER

Peru

Doe Run Peru SRL — La Oroya

Mark: CP Peru

Poland

KGHM Polska Miedz SA — Glogow, since 17.3.95

Mark: KGHM HG

Russia

Joint Stock Company Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant — Ekaterinburg, since 28.4.99

Mark: Ekaterinburg logo, Cyrillic EB and Россия (‘Russia’ in Cyrillic script) in oval

Federal State Enterprise Novosibirsk Refinery — Novosibirsk, since 28.4.99

Mark: Novosibirsk logo, Cyrillic NN and Россия (‘Russia’ in Cyrillic script) in oval

The Open Joint Stock Company“The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC “Krastvetmet”) — Krasnoyarsk, since 2.6.99

Mark: Krasnoyarsk logo, Cyrillic KR and Россия (‘Russia’ in Cyrillic script) in oval

Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals — Kasimov Ryazan, since 24.6.99

Mark: Prioksky logo, Cyrillic PA and Россия (‘Russia’ in Cyrillic script) in oval

State-Owned Enterprise Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals — Shyolkovo, since 28.4.99

Mark: Shyolkovsky logo, Cyrillic SCH and Россия (‘Russia’ in Cyrillic script) in oval

Open Joint Stock Company Kolyma Refinery — Khasyn, since 01.9.06

Mark: Company logo and Россия (‘Russia’ in Cyrillic script) in oval

JSC Uralelectromed — Verkhnyaya, since 24.08.04

Mark: Company logo and Россия (‘Russia’ in Cyrillic script) in oval

South Africa

Rand Refinery Limited — Germiston

Mark: Rand Refinery Limited and assay mark

Spain

SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria SA — Madrid

Mark: Sociedad Española de Metales Preciosos SA in circle round Fundidores Afinadores and star

Sweden

Boliden Mineral AB — Skelleftehamn

Mark: Boliden with logo

Switzerland

Argor-Heraeus SA — Mendrisio, since 24.6.92

Mark: Argor-Heraeus SA in circle round AH logo and Switzerland and Melter Assayer with AH logo in rectangle

Metalor Technologies SA — Marin

Mark: METALOR® and assay mark showing Essayeur Fondeur with MP in triangle

PAMP SA — Castel San Pietro, since 1.10.95

Mark: PAMP logo and Switzerland, and Essayeur Fondeur in rectangle with PAMP logo

Valcambi SA — Balerna

Mark: Valcambi SUISSE with assay mark (a rectangle enclosing CHI in a circle and ESSAYEUR FONDEUR)

Taiwan

Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. — Liouying, since 12.6.2008

Mark: SOLAR APPLIED MATERIALS TAIWAN on the inner circumference of a circle surrounding a Black-faced Spoonbill

United Kingdom

Britannia Refined Metals Ltd — Gravesend, since 1931

Mark: 999 with BLCO in shield

JBR Recovery Limited — West Bromwich, since 1992

Mark: JBR Recovery Ltd in oval round 999

Thessco Limited — Sheffield, since 1.7.95

Mark: Thessco with 999 or 9999 in octagon

USA

Johnson Matthey Inc. — Salt Lake City, since 3.3.89

Mark: Johnson Matthey with JM and crossed hammers in diamond and JMI Assay Office in oval round SLC with a four digit date stamp.

Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation — Magma

Mark: KUC

Metalor USA Refining Corporation — North Attleboro, since 18.2.91

Mark: METALOR® and MUS assayer’s mark including year

Uzbekistan

Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex(AMCC) — Almalyk, since 23.10.96

Mark: Uzbekistan in Cyrillic and Roman script in circle round globe and AMMC logo with Melter Assayer in rectangle

Former Melters & Assayers of Good-Delivery silver Bars

The following list includes

• Refiners who no longer produce bars at the locations listed
• Refiners whose bars are no longer accepted as Good Delivery by the London Bullion market
• Bars whose brand mark have been changed (in which case the current brand mark is described in the Active silver List)

However, bars produced by these refiners prior to their transfer to this list continue to be acceptable as Good Delivery.

The LBMA reserves the right to de-list bars after an appropriate period of time where production has ceased.

Australia

AGR Joint Venture — Newburn, since 24.01.03

Mark: Australian Gold Refineries AGR Perth in lozenge with outline of swan on the left and three stacked bars on the right

Engelhard Industries Pty Limited —

Mark: Engelhard Australia and assay mark

Johnson Matthey Limited —

Mark: Johnson Matthey Refiners Australia Sydney

Pasminco Metals Pty Ltd (formerly The Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty Ltd) — Port Pirie, since 18.01.05

Mark: BHAS

Southern Copper Limited, formerly The Electrolytic Refining & Smelting Company of Australia Ltd — , since 14.8.96

Mark: ERANDS

The Perth Mint — Perth

Mark: PM

Western Australian Mint — Newburn, since 1928

Mark: AGR Perth

Austria

Ögussa GmbH — Vienna, since 05.07.04

Mark: Ögussa in sun and moon logo in diamond

Belgium

SA Johnson Matthey NV — Brussels, since -.11.95

Mark: Johnson Matthey – Brussels

Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals — Hoboken, since 31.03.06

Mark: Hoboken 999+

Canada

Engelhard Canada Limited — Aurora, since 12.12.95

Mark: Engelhard

Falconbridge Ltd — Montréal

Mark: Refined (year) Noranda Inc CCR Montréal East Canada

INCO Limited, Copper Cliff Copper Refinery — Copper Cliff, since 29.01.04

Mark: ORC

Royal Canadian Mint — Ottawa, since 29.7.98

Mark: Royal Canadian Mint and Monnaie Royale Canadienne

China, People’s Republic of

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd — Tongling City, since 10.9.03

Mark delisted 10.09.03: JINCHANG SMELTER. TONGDU COPPER. CHINA under ‘copper helmet’ logo with TG underneath plus ‘copper helmet’ assay mark

China, People’s Republic of

Neimenggu Precious Metal Refinery of China — Huhhot, since 28.9.04

Mark: Horse’s head logo circled by Neimenggu Precious Metal Refinery of China in Chinese and Roman script and assay mark of logo in circle with Chinese script

France

Engelhard S.A. — Ivry

Mark: Compagnie des Métaux Précieux Paris Fondeurs Affineurs and assay mark

Engelhard-CLAL S.A.S. — Noisy le Sec, since 31.12.02

Mark: Engelhard-CLAL Paris and lion logo

Comptoir Lyon-Alemand Louyot —

Mark: Comptoir Lyon-Alemand Louyot Paris Affineurs Fondeurs and assay mark

Germany

Allgemeine Gold- und Silberscheideanstalt Aktiengesellschaft — Pforzheim, since 29.11.04

Mark: Allgemeine and logo

Degussa-H?ls AG — Hanau, since 1.11.00

Mark: Degussa with sun and moon in diamond logo

VEB Mansfeld Kombinat Wilhelm Pieck — , since 21.10.96

Mark: Mansfeld

Italy

Mariovilla SpA — Milan, since 21.3.97

Mark: Mario Villa Milano

Portovesme Srl — Cagliari, since 30.06.04

Mark: PORTOVESME S.r.l. - SAN GAVINO in circle

Japan

Furukawa Metals Company Limited — Nikko, since 16.9.96

Mark: Triangle (like A)

Japanese Mint — Tokyo, since 18.4.77

Mark: JAPANESE MINT TOKYO in Japanese and Roman script in oval around leaf symbol

Japanese Mint — Hiroshima, since 28.12.04

Mark: JAPANESE MINT HIROSHIMA in Japanese and Roman script in oval around leaf symbol

Kazakhstan

Kazzinc Joint Stock Company — Ust-Kamenogorsk, since 14.3.95

Mark: Stylised K and ‘Kazakhstan’ in Cyrillic script in oval with running stag

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of

State Refinery, Pyongyang — Pyongyang, since 30.06.04

Mark: Korea Pyongyang Refinery in circle round Melter Assayer and Central Bank Pyongyang Assay Office in circle round scales

Korea, Republic of

LG-Nikko Copper Inc. — Ulsan, since 38558

Mark: LG-Nikko in circle round logo and K in circle

Korea Zinc Co Ltd — Onsan, since 10.05.02

Mark: KZ in diamond

Mexico

Compania de Real del Monte y Pachuca S.A. de C.V. — Pachuca, since 30.06.04

Mark: RM

Industrial Minera Mexico SA — Monterrey, since 1.11.00

Mark: IMM Monterrey and mark

Met-Mex Peñoles SA — Torreon, since 01.01.06

Mark: Product of Peñoles Mexico in rectangle and Met-Mex Peñoles SA DE CV in oval (conventional stamping on bar face)

Myanmar

Myanmar Bawdwin Corporation — Namtu, since 16.4.97

Mark: Burma Mines

Netherlands

Engelhard-CLAL/Drijfhout BV — Amsterdam, since 30.06.04

Mark: Drijfhout & Zoon Amsterdam Melters and mark

Schöne Edelmetaal — Amsterdam, since 31.12.05

Mark: Degussa with sun and moon in diamond logo

Norway

KA Rasmussen Hamar A/S — , since 21.10.96

Mark: KAR

Philippines

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) — Quezon City, since 31.12.92

Mark: Central Bank of the Philippines Gold Refinery & Mint in oval round crucible pouring mould

Poland

Zaklady Metalurgiczne Trzebinia — , since 11.11.97

Mark: ZTM

Romania

Allied Deals Phoenix SA, Baia Mare — Baia Mare, since 16.5.02

Mark: Allied Deals Phoenix S.A. Baia Mare in circle with globe, eagle and ADG. Must be accompanied by assay mark of Banca Nationala a Romaniei

Spain

Industrias Reunidas Minero-Metalúrgicas SA(Indumetal) — , since 21.11.96

Mark: Orispania Bilbao

Sociedad Minera y Metalurgica de Peñarroya-España SA — , since 12.5.97

Mark: Peñarroya

Switzerland

Métaux Précieux SA Metalor — Marin, Neuchatel, since 23.10.01

Mark: Métaux Précieux SA Metalor Metalor MP and separate assay mark MP

Valcambi SA — Balerna, Ticino, since 16.10.06

Mark: VALCAMBI SA BALERNA-SUISSE with assay mark (a rectangle enclosing CHI in a circle and ESSAYEUR FONDEUR)

Thailand

Greatest Gold & Refinery Co Ltd — Bangkok, since 14.12.05

Mark: A Stylised “G” adjacent to Greatest Gold

United Kingdom

John Betts Refiners Ltd —

Mark: John Betts Refiners Ltd 999

W Canning Refiners Limited —

Mark: W Canning Refiners Ltd 999

Capper Pass & Son Limited —

Mark: Melton Silver

Johnson Matthey Plc — Royston, since 25.05.05

Mark: Johnson Matthey London in oval round Refiners Melters and 999

Engelhard-CLAL UK Ltd — Chessington, since 1.10.98

Mark: Engelhard-CLAL London

Engelhard Limited — Chessington

Mark: Engelhard London

The Sheffield Smelting Company Limited — Sheffield

Mark: The Sheffield Smelting Co Ltd

USA

Amax Incorporated —

Mark: DRW

ASARCO Incorporated — Amarillo, since 22.06.05

Mark: ASARCO Silver Amarillo Texas in square

Engelhard-CLAL USA — Carteret., since 10.12.97

Mark: Engelhard-CLAL New York

Engelhard Corporation — Carteret

Mark: E

Handy & Harman Refining Group Inc — Attleboro, since 03.04.01

Mark: Handy & Harman Refining Group with HH in square

Johnson Matthey Inc. — Salt Lake City, since 3.3.89

Mark: Johnson Matthey with JM and crossed hammers in diamond and JMI Assay Office in oval round SLC.

Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation — Magna, since 01.12.98

Mark: KUE

US Assay Office, New York — New York, since 8.9.97

Mark: US Assay Office and Date

USSR(former)

State Refineries — , since 1.1.97

Mark: CCCP with hammer and sickle

Yugoslavia (former)

Trepca — , since 11.11.97

Mark: Ag Trepca